A total of 36 states and the District of Columbia had asked the high court take up the issue.

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

Is traditional retail dead? There have been more store closings this year than any since the Great Recession, with retailers filing for bankruptcy at a record pace. And yet online retailers like Amazon and Warby Parker are adding brick-and-mortar stores.

By PBS NewsHour

Warby Parker’s co-CEO explains why his e-commerce company is opening up brick-and-mortar stores even as traditional big-box retailers are shuttering theirs.

By Diane Lincoln Estes

News Wrap: Investigators conclude speed was a factor in N.Y. train derailment…